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Publisher
Distributed by Winstar TV & Video
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (200 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A bio-pic about the passionate life of the great French novelist, Honore de Balzac, who was ignored by critics and harassed by debt-collectors and sustained by the Russian countess whom he loved his entire life.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (420 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
JS and MN tells the alternative history of 19th-century England, where magic once existed and has returned with two men: Gilbert Norrell and Jonathan Strange, two duelling magicians who pit their skills against the might of Napoleon, the mythical Raven King and death itself.
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2015
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (505 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Against the backdrop of post-World War II Australia, Sarah Adams is a nurse who becomes involved in the affairs of the wealthy Bligh family and dealing with themes such as anti-Semitism, sexuality, and social class.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (360 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1957, twenty-two year old Jenny leaves her home to become a midwife in a deprived nursing convent helping poor pregnant mothers coping with harsh living conditions. A moving, intimate, funny, and true-to-life look at the colorful stories of midwifery and families in East London in the '50s based on the bestselling memoirs of the late Jennifer Worth. When Jenny Lee first arrives in Poplar, she knows nothing about hardship, poverty, and life itself....
5) Machu Picchu
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
©2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Using cutting-edge, 3D laser-scanning technology, structural engineer Steve Burrows leads his team of experts into the Peruvian jungle to scan the sacred Inca city of Machu Picchu, asking three main questions: How did the Inca build a city atop a mountain ridge? How were the terraces constructed? And how did they supply water to the city? Join the team as they turn back time and decode the past.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, doctors, nurses, and volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches of WWI. The hospital is a frontier: between the battlefield and home front but also between the old rules, hierarchies, class distinctions, and a new way of thinking.
7) The Alienist
Pub. Date
[2019]
Formats
Description
A psychological thriller set in 1896 about the hunt for a serial killer responsible for the gruesome murders of boy prostitutes that have gripped New York City. Based on the novel by Caleb Carr.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (171 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In September 1942 at the height of the battle for the Atlantic, a German U-boat torpedoed the RMS Laconia, sinking the British ship without knowing that it carried more than 2,000 passengers, many of them civilians. What followed is a harrowing true story of heroism, heartbreak, and unexpected humanity in the midst of the bloodiest conflict in history.
9) Fly girls
Publisher
WGBH
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 56 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The story of aviatrix Jacqueline Cochran and the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) is told by some of the participants and illustrated with archival film and home movies.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009], c1998
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (55 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This DVD takes a look at three military threats that could have changed the course of World War II: Germany's atomic bomb project, the Japanese mini-subs, and the infamous Japanese kamikaze squads.
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
2016
Formats
Description
Based on the inspirational true story, this all-American scripted saga charts the birth of this iconic bike during a time of great social and technological change beginning at the turn of the 20th century. Walter, Arthur, and Bill risked their entire fortunes and livelihoods to launch the budding enterprise. Each of these men faced very different challenges, but it was the motorcycle that united their dreams and ambitions.
12) Country matters
Publisher
Distributed by Koch Vision
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (411 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Adaptations of short stories by A.E. Coppard and H.E. Bates. Set against the English countryside during the post-World War I period. Reveals the timeless and constant qualities of the British landscape and its people.
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
George Washington, was a social climber, land-hungry Virginia surveyor, and military officer who often blamed others for his own errors. He gradually built a reputation as a gentleman by educating himself in the classics and sciences, entering politics, and marrying one of the wealthiest women in Virginia. The battle of Trenton changed everything with a victory both for America and Washington himself. His skill and bravery transformed Washington into...
Pub. Date
2016
Physical Desc
1 DVD (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
They were pioneering warriors, expert seafarers, and colonists of the North Atlantic realm. The Vikings even claimed in their sagas to have reached America. Now, renowned archaeologist Sarah Parcak uncovers new clues about their legendary expeditions and settlements.
Publisher
Carnival Film & Television Limited, [2019]
Pub. Date
2019
Physical Desc
4 DVDs (approximately 750 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
1619. The British colony of Jamestown, Virginia is shaken up when the first women in twelve years land in this breathtaking wilderness. While love triangles, bitter rivalries, and fierce competition cause conflict for the residents and the native inhabitants, the Pamunkey, they are bound together by their resolute will to survive and thrive in their new lives.
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